Powerball jackpot up to $600 million

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Trueblue23

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May 17, 2013 5:28 PM
Who else bought a ticket or two today? I said screw it and burnt 20 bucks lol.
May 17, 2013 5:28pm
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Trueblue23

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May 17, 2013 5:28 PM
Just read that it's expected to grow past last year's Powerball as the largest lotto jackpot ever. Awesome.
May 17, 2013 5:28pm
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wes_mantooth

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May 17, 2013 5:35 PM
I bought one ticket lol. #winning
May 17, 2013 5:35pm
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Rotinaj

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May 17, 2013 5:36 PM
600 mill isn't worth it. Ill buy when it hits a billion.
May 17, 2013 5:36pm
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gut

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May 17, 2013 6:25 PM
I'll always buy my numbers last-minute and get horrible results. Not sure it matters, but I don't know exactly how the machine auto-picks. I thought it used to select randomly from numbers not already in play.
May 17, 2013 6:25pm
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May 17, 2013 6:39 PM
Last years powerball was only 585 million. Mega millions got to 656M
May 17, 2013 6:39pm
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Trueblue23

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May 17, 2013 8:31 PM
ts1227;1444661 wrote:Last years powerball was only 585 million. Mega millions got to 656M
Thanks for the correction on the technicality :rolleyes:
May 17, 2013 8:31pm
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May 17, 2013 9:08 PM
ccrunner609;1444694 wrote:i won!!!
Now hopefully you'll quit being such a cheap ass and buy an air conditioner.
May 17, 2013 9:08pm
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May 17, 2013 9:57 PM
Rotinaj;1444650 wrote:600 mill isn't worth it. Ill buy when it hits a billion.

Yeah....beat me too it.
May 17, 2013 9:57pm
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WebFire

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May 17, 2013 10:10 PM
gut;1444660 wrote:I'll always buy my numbers last-minute and get horrible results. Not sure it matters, but I don't know exactly how the machine auto-picks. I thought it used to select randomly from numbers not already in play.
Powerball never has multi-winners?
May 17, 2013 10:10pm
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May 17, 2013 10:33 PM
I bought 5 on Wednesday.

I'll probably go buy another 5 on Saturday.
May 17, 2013 10:33pm
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May 17, 2013 10:57 PM
Bought one tonight hoping to be 600 million richer
May 17, 2013 10:57pm
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May 18, 2013 1:12 AM
If I win, consider the Detroit Pistons mine
May 18, 2013 1:12am
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May 18, 2013 4:29 AM
Classyposter58;1444804 wrote:If I win, consider the Detroit Pistons mine
haha....that's funny.
May 18, 2013 4:29am
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gut

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May 18, 2013 5:05 AM
WebFire;1444755 wrote:Powerball never has multi-winners?
Not what I said. My understanding was the auto-pick selects randomly from unchosen numbers. Unsure how that works when basically every number is sold, as will likely be the case today.

Don't know where I read otherwise, but yeah doesn't make sense. Really doesn't make sense to not just randomly generate the number, and I'm not sure the tech was there to pick randomly from unselected numbers.
May 18, 2013 5:05am
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May 18, 2013 7:32 AM
Someone explain the rules to me. What is he range of numbers? How many numbers? ...maybe I'll play.

Oh... And how do I play?
May 18, 2013 7:32am
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May 18, 2013 10:12 AM
I'd buy JJ his own private HS (approx. 20-30 students) possibly with Polly as the lone teacher.
May 18, 2013 10:12am
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May 18, 2013 10:27 AM
cruiser_96;1444828 wrote:Someone explain the rules to me. What is he range of numbers? How many numbers? ...maybe I'll play.

Oh... And how do I play?
You choose five numbers between 1 and 59, and then one powerball number between 1 and 35. This number may or may not repeat one of your first five numbers. You then hand over money to a complete stranger at the gas station and never see it again.

It's really fun.
May 18, 2013 10:27am
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May 18, 2013 11:55 AM
reclegend22;1444845 wrote:You choose five numbers between 1 and 59, and then one powerball number between 1 and 35. This number may or may not repeat one of your first five numbers. You then hand over money to a complete stranger at the gas station and never see it again.

It's really fun.
This. Usually it's a migrant worker or taxi cab driver (who became a U.S. citizen few years ago) who wins the lotto. It's never a real 'merican.
May 18, 2013 11:55am
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WebFire

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May 18, 2013 3:52 PM
gut;1444814 wrote:Not what I said. My understanding was the auto-pick selects randomly from unchosen numbers. Unsure how that works when basically every number is sold, as will likely be the case today.

Don't know where I read otherwise, but yeah doesn't make sense. Really doesn't make sense to not just randomly generate the number, and I'm not sure the tech was there to pick randomly from unselected numbers.
May not be what you said, but if I understand what you are saying, then that's the way it would be.
May 18, 2013 3:52pm
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May 18, 2013 4:59 PM
I got my 5, finally.
May 18, 2013 4:59pm
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sportchampps

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May 18, 2013 5:12 PM
What times the drawing
May 18, 2013 5:12pm
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May 18, 2013 5:59 PM
sportchampps;1444908 wrote:What times the drawing
10:59pm ET every Wednesday and Saturday.
May 18, 2013 5:59pm
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May 18, 2013 6:02 PM
600 million is for poor people.
May 18, 2013 6:02pm
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Dr. Heinz Fraudster

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May 18, 2013 6:56 PM
I purchased 40 tickets
May 18, 2013 6:56pm